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Since the Rams are officially in the market for a HC I though posting this would be helpful:
TWO TIERS OF COACHING STAFFS: a coach is either the Head Coach or he is an Assistant
Coach, regardless of what title a team may give it’s coaches. The League office only
recognizes Head Coach or Assistant coach when it enforces the Anti-Tampering Rules.
INQUIRY TO LEAGUE OFFICE: Teams may verify and inquire into the contract status of any
NFL Assistant Coach, however the information provided by the League Office is limited to the
term of the contract and no financial information shall be disclosed. No prior permission from
any other club is required, even when other teams are inquiring about one of their assistants.
HEAD COACHES
• In season (including Super Bowl if they are still playing; excluding Pro Bowl), NO contact
with a Head Coach under contract, no permission can even be requested.
• Off season, permission-based contact only.
o We may negotiate into client deals the right to automatic off-season permission;
o Clubs can negotiate a right of first refusal based on their allowing a right of
automatic permission.
• All in-season discussions, requests for permission, or contacts of any kind concerning
future employment of a Head Coach with a club other than his employer club are
prohibited.
• Any Head Coach not under contract by the time preseason training camp begins is not
permitted to participate until his written contract is signed and approved by the League
office.
ASSISTANT COACHES
• Under no circumstances may an Assistant Coach contract contain a Right of First
Refusal in favor of his employer club.
Head Coaching Opportunities for Assistants
• In season (including Super Bowl if they are still playing; excluding Pro Bowl):
NO contact with an Assistant Coach under contract, no permission can even be
requested and no permission can be granted by the employer club.
o This applies to coaches sought for ANY future job, including Head Coach,
subject to the Post Season exception, below.
• The “Post Season Exception”:
If an Assistant Coach is coaching in the post-season, all contact is between team
owners or “operating heads”, and permission must be sought. The Assistant Coach
must be informed of such interest by the owner/operating head, and he must let the
owner/operating head know if he’s interested in interviewing for the position. (There
shall be no other direct or indirect contact between the inquiring club and the Assistant
Coach whom it desires to interview.)
If Permission is granted for an interview during the post-season period, then
1. There can be ONE (1) interview only, and it must be held in the Assistant
Coach’s home team city;
2. For teams earning byes during the Wild Card weekend, the interviews of its
coaches must be conducted before the end of the Wild Card games;
3. For Assistant Coaches whose team win the Wild Card game, then the
interviews must be held after the Wild Card game, and before the Divisional
Playoff game.
4. NO INTERVIEWS MAY BE REQUESTED NOR GRANTED AFTER THE
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEKEND FOR ANY ASSISTANT COACH WHOSE
TEAM IS STILL PLAYING IN THE POST SEASON.
Miscellaneous:
• Permission cannot be granted selectively by an Assistant Coach’s team. If a
team grants permission to interview one of its coaches to one team, it MUST
grant permission to all teams requesting it.
• FOR HEAD COACH CANDIDATES, MANDATORY PERMISSION AFTER SEASON
ENDS:
If an Assistant Coach is under contract for the NEXT season, AND his current season
(including post-season) is over, then:
o An Assistant Coach MUST be given permission to discuss a Head Coaching
opportunity if the request comes from the day of their last game, through March
1st.
o After March 1st, a club is not required to grant permission for another team to
interview any of its Assistant Coaches.
LATERAL OPPORTUNITIES
• Assistant coach – to – Non Head Coach opportunities
o Note: “promotions” to coordinator level are NOT promotions under this policy; a
coach is either an Assistant Coach or a Head Coach, period.
• Teams retain exclusive rights to an Assistant Coach who just completed the final
season under contract until:
o The Tuesday following15 days after the final Monday Night Football game of the
regular season, if the Assistant Coaches team is not in the playoffs
o The 3rd Tuesday after the Assistant Coaches final playoff game (including Super
Bowl), but in no event later than the expiration date in the coaches contract.
o This 3 week exclusivity period CAN be waived by the coach’s team.
• Coaches Not Under Written Contract:
o If an Assistant Coach is working without a contract in effect (i.e., hasn’t yet
signed his deal, his old deal lapsed, no new deal reached, but he’s still working
for the club), permission MUST be granted even if coach continues to be paid on
a non contract basis, and even if it is after March 1st.
o Any Assistant Coach not under contract by the time preseason training camp
begins is not permitted to participate until his written contract is signed and
approved by the League office.
Coaching Free Agency for Lateral Moves
http://prostarcoaching.net/library/NFL_Contact_Rules.pdf
TWO TIERS OF COACHING STAFFS: a coach is either the Head Coach or he is an Assistant
Coach, regardless of what title a team may give it’s coaches. The League office only
recognizes Head Coach or Assistant coach when it enforces the Anti-Tampering Rules.
INQUIRY TO LEAGUE OFFICE: Teams may verify and inquire into the contract status of any
NFL Assistant Coach, however the information provided by the League Office is limited to the
term of the contract and no financial information shall be disclosed. No prior permission from
any other club is required, even when other teams are inquiring about one of their assistants.
HEAD COACHES
• In season (including Super Bowl if they are still playing; excluding Pro Bowl), NO contact
with a Head Coach under contract, no permission can even be requested.
• Off season, permission-based contact only.
o We may negotiate into client deals the right to automatic off-season permission;
o Clubs can negotiate a right of first refusal based on their allowing a right of
automatic permission.
• All in-season discussions, requests for permission, or contacts of any kind concerning
future employment of a Head Coach with a club other than his employer club are
prohibited.
• Any Head Coach not under contract by the time preseason training camp begins is not
permitted to participate until his written contract is signed and approved by the League
office.
ASSISTANT COACHES
• Under no circumstances may an Assistant Coach contract contain a Right of First
Refusal in favor of his employer club.
Head Coaching Opportunities for Assistants
• In season (including Super Bowl if they are still playing; excluding Pro Bowl):
NO contact with an Assistant Coach under contract, no permission can even be
requested and no permission can be granted by the employer club.
o This applies to coaches sought for ANY future job, including Head Coach,
subject to the Post Season exception, below.
• The “Post Season Exception”:
If an Assistant Coach is coaching in the post-season, all contact is between team
owners or “operating heads”, and permission must be sought. The Assistant Coach
must be informed of such interest by the owner/operating head, and he must let the
owner/operating head know if he’s interested in interviewing for the position. (There
shall be no other direct or indirect contact between the inquiring club and the Assistant
Coach whom it desires to interview.)
If Permission is granted for an interview during the post-season period, then
1. There can be ONE (1) interview only, and it must be held in the Assistant
Coach’s home team city;
2. For teams earning byes during the Wild Card weekend, the interviews of its
coaches must be conducted before the end of the Wild Card games;
3. For Assistant Coaches whose team win the Wild Card game, then the
interviews must be held after the Wild Card game, and before the Divisional
Playoff game.
4. NO INTERVIEWS MAY BE REQUESTED NOR GRANTED AFTER THE
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEKEND FOR ANY ASSISTANT COACH WHOSE
TEAM IS STILL PLAYING IN THE POST SEASON.
Miscellaneous:
• Permission cannot be granted selectively by an Assistant Coach’s team. If a
team grants permission to interview one of its coaches to one team, it MUST
grant permission to all teams requesting it.
• FOR HEAD COACH CANDIDATES, MANDATORY PERMISSION AFTER SEASON
ENDS:
If an Assistant Coach is under contract for the NEXT season, AND his current season
(including post-season) is over, then:
o An Assistant Coach MUST be given permission to discuss a Head Coaching
opportunity if the request comes from the day of their last game, through March
1st.
o After March 1st, a club is not required to grant permission for another team to
interview any of its Assistant Coaches.
LATERAL OPPORTUNITIES
• Assistant coach – to – Non Head Coach opportunities
o Note: “promotions” to coordinator level are NOT promotions under this policy; a
coach is either an Assistant Coach or a Head Coach, period.
• Teams retain exclusive rights to an Assistant Coach who just completed the final
season under contract until:
o The Tuesday following15 days after the final Monday Night Football game of the
regular season, if the Assistant Coaches team is not in the playoffs
o The 3rd Tuesday after the Assistant Coaches final playoff game (including Super
Bowl), but in no event later than the expiration date in the coaches contract.
o This 3 week exclusivity period CAN be waived by the coach’s team.
• Coaches Not Under Written Contract:
o If an Assistant Coach is working without a contract in effect (i.e., hasn’t yet
signed his deal, his old deal lapsed, no new deal reached, but he’s still working
for the club), permission MUST be granted even if coach continues to be paid on
a non contract basis, and even if it is after March 1st.
o Any Assistant Coach not under contract by the time preseason training camp
begins is not permitted to participate until his written contract is signed and
approved by the League office.
Coaching Free Agency for Lateral Moves
http://prostarcoaching.net/library/NFL_Contact_Rules.pdf